News. Kurt Busch court hearing resumes UPDATE: NASCAR driver #41-Kurt Busch is returning to court as a hearing resumes on his ex-girlfriends request for a no-contact order. Patricia Driscoll claims that Busch assaulted her inside his motorhome at Dover International Speedway in September, and that she still fears for her safety.A Family Court hearing on Driscolls request for a no-contact order was to resume Monday. Her claims are also subject to a separate criminal investigation. Buschs attorneys have denied the assault investigations and have tried to portray Driscoll as a scorned woman out to destroy Buschs career after he ended their relationship.(Associated Press) UPDATE: NASCARs Kurt Busch denied allegations of domestic assault during a court hearing Monday, saying that all he did was cup his hands around his ex-girlfriends face and tell her to leave. The denials came as he and his defense attorney, Rusty Hardin, re-enacted the events of Sept. 26. It was that night that Buschs ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, alleged the driver slammed her head three times against the bedroom wall of Buschs motor home that was parked at Dover Downs International Speedway. Monday was the third day of a hearing related to a protection order filed by Driscoll last year. Hardin spent most of Monday disputing Driscolls allegations and calling her credibility into question. He has said that Driscoll is a jilted ex-lover who is out to destroy Buschs reputation. Hardin has argued that Driscoll showed up uninvited and refused to leave the night of the alleged assault. Several people testified during the hearing, including Busch, that Driscoll claimed she was a trained assassin who had killed people, including drug lords. While on the stand, Busch said Driscoll claimed that Jessica Chastains character in the movie Zero Dark Thirty was partly based on her and other females working in counterintelligence and defense. When Hardin asked how hed fare in a physical confrontation, Busch said he knew she could overpower him. I knew she could take me down at any moment, Busch said. Earlier on Monday, proceedings began with one of NASCARs chaplains, Nick Terry. Terry testified that Driscoll told him Busch had grabbed her by the neck and pushed her up against the wall, but that was it. He said that Driscoll asked he and his wife to look for marks or redness on her neck, but they found none. Buschs assistant, Kristy Cloutier, also testified on Monday, saying that she had doubts about Driscolls claims. Busch would never harm another person intentionally, she said.The hearing resumes Tuesday morning.(Delaware News Journal)
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 21:40:00 +0000
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